Effect of Videogames on Real-life Triage Patterns

Long-term Followup of Effects of Customized Videogames on Physician Triage Practices

In 2016 and 2017 the investigators conducted two clinical trials in which emergency medicine physicians were randomized either to an intervention (customized, theoretically-based video games) or to a control (nothing or text-based education). This study will now assess long-term outcomes for physicians enrolled in those two trials to evaluate the effect of the interventions on triage practices for trauma patients who presented initially to non-trauma centers in the US between December 2016 and November 2018.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participated in two prior clinical trials (Physician)
• ≥65 years old (Patient)
• enrolled in Medicare fee-for-service
• sustained a moderate-severe injury (i.e. ISS [injury severity score] >15) (Patient)
• treated by physician enrolled in prior clinical trials (Patient)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Did not participate in two prior clinical trials (Physician)
• <65 years old (Patient)